The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-14
Divine Healing on long Island.

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l Accounts of physical healing by divine
interposition appear quite frequently in the
public prints. Some of them are very in
teresting, but it is doubtful if many accept
them as true-that is that the alleged cure
was divine act. The latest case Of divine
healing that has attracted wide attention is
that of Miss Carrie Webb of Brooklyn, n.
V, the history of which was published in
the MORNING NEWS a day or two ago.
Miss Webb is the sister of the Rev. Thomas
NJ. Webb, who is pastor of a church at
Northport, L. l. She had been sick, ac-
cording to her statement, for seven years,
and for part of that period her sufferings
were such that it was feared that she would
lose her mind. She knew that her brother
believed in divine healing, and she had heard
that several remarkable cures had been eff
fected under his direction She determined
toplace herself under his care, and she went
to Northport for that purpose. She quickly
became convinced that if she had the neces-
sary faith she could be cured. A service
was held in the parsonage. The Rev.
George III. Cleveland assisted her brother in
conducting it. She was anointed with oil
and an hour or two was spent in prayer.
Miss Webb says that she was completely
cured, and she is now at her home in Brook
lyn, an apparently healthy woman.
Miss Webb does not disclose the nature of
the disease from which she suffered, although
she says that the doctors, after attending
her for six years, gave her case up as hope
less one. 1t may be that she has stated all
the facts correctly, and that she went to
Northport very sick woman and returned
to Brooklyn in good health but it doesn t
follow that she was cured by divine inter
position. 1t may be that her disease was
one that only needed for its cure a change
of scene, and just such a mental effort as
she made in the Northport parsonage when
she brought herself to believe that if she
had faith divine power would be exercised
in her behalf.
There are doubtless many people suffering
from physical ailments, the nature of which
they know little or nothing, who would be
quickly restored to health if they would
cultivate a cheerful and hopeful condition
of mind. The mind has wonderful infiu-
ence on the body This every physician
understands, and he makes use of the fact in
his practice. Indeed, he sometimes places
more dependence upon it than he does upon
his medicines. Until there is satisfactory
evidence to the contrary the great majority
of those who have taken an interest in Miss
Webb's case will believe that her alleged
cure was wholly due to a mental operation
Invalids are being sent constantly by their
physicians to different parts of the world
Climate is not the only thing that is sought
by change. 1t is intended in many cases
that the mind shall be relieved from cares
and have rest. As the mind RECEIVERS its
healthy tone, the body becomes stronger
and throws off the disease which has been
depriving it of its vitality.
While there are undoubtedly many things
which are beyond human comprehension, it
is pretty safe to say that it would not be
difficult to give satisfactory reasons for the
cure, in any of the alleged faith cure cases
which find their way into newspapers, with
out attributing it TO divine interposition